WITH Ateneo in a rebuilding stage after the departure of its three stars and missing key veterans Deanna Wong and Ponggay Gaston, rookie Faith Nisperos came up big in her first game for the blue and white.
The lefty high school standout from NU announced her arrival by leading Ateneo to a 25-16, 22-25, 25-13, 25-20 win over Letran in the Premier Volleyball League Season 3 Collegiate Conference.
Nisperos dropped 19 points on 17 attacks to earn for herself the first-ever Sports Vision PVL Collegiate Conference Player of the Week.
What impressed coach Oliver Alamdro the most was Nisperos’ willingness to play the role of a leader with Gaston skipping the reigning UAAP champion’s first game after being under the weather.
“I’m reiterating to her naman kasi na it’s not about the points. Sometimes kasi players tend to have yung misconception na I’m a leader because I make the points,” said Almadro. “No. I always them, ‘Don’t put yourselves na kailangan points right away. Importante ay you know what to do, correct what yung kailangan i-correct.'”
“What’s nice with Faith is she really listens and tries harder para ma-correct yung details na kino-correct sa kanya,” added the two-division champion coach. “She has the talent and she is still growing. Talagang unti-unti lang dapat.”
Bea De Leon, Maddie Madayag, and Kat Tolentino have already completed their playing years with the Lady Eagles.
